9th Annual VES Awards Nominees

VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) ANNOUNCES NOMINEES

FOR 9^th ANNUAL VES AWARDS

HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” leads overall nominations with 5 and “Inception” leads film nominations with 4

Los Angeles , January 10, 2011 - The Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced the nominees for the 9^th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in 24 categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 8 by numerous blue ribbon panels of VES members who viewed submissions at the FotoKem screening facilities in Burbank and San Francisco as well as at other facilities in London , Sydney and Vancouver .

“We are extremely proud to recognize these artists and their work with these nominations,“ said Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society. "The art of visual effects has become the art of storytelling in a new and compelling way and we congratulate these artists for the finest work in our field this year."

As previously announced, Christopher Nolan will be honored with the inaugural VES Visionary Award and Ray Harryhausen with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 9^th Annual VES Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will air exclusively on REELZCHANNEL Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10p ET/PT with encore presentations throughout February.

The nominees for the 9^th Annual VES Awards are as follows:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture

Inception
Paul Franklin	Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Corbould	Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Chambers	Visual Effects Producer
Matthew Plummer	Visual Effects Producer

Iron Man 2
Ben Snow	VFX Supervisor
Ged Wright	VFX Supervisor
Janek Sirrs	VFX Supervisor
Susan Pickett	VFX Producer

TRON: Legacy
Eric Barba	Visual Effects Supervisor
Lisa Beroud	Visual Effects Producer
Steve Gaub	Visual Effects Producer
Steve Preeg	Animation Director

Alice In Wonderland
Ken Ralston	Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Peitzman	Visual Effects Producer
David Schaub	Animation Supervisor
Carey Villegas	Visual Effects Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Tim Burke	Senior VFX Supervisor
Emma Norton	Visual Effects Producer
John Richardson	Special Effects Supervisor

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

Green Zone
Peter Chiang	Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Noble	Visual Effects Supervisor
Joss Williams	Special Effects Supervisor
Matthew Plummer	Visual Effects Producer

SALT
Robert Grasmere	Visual Effects Supervisor
Camille Cellucci	Visual Effects Producer
Mark Breakspear	Visual Effects Supervisor
Ivan Moran	Visual Effects Supervisor

Hereafter
Michael Owens	VFX Supervisor
Joel Mendias	Executive Producer
Bryan Grill	VFX Supervisor
Danielle Plantec	CG Supervisor

Black Swan
Dan Schrecker	Visual Effects Supervisor
Colleen Bachman	Visual Effects Producer
Michael Capton	3D Supervisor
Brad Kalinoski	Compositing Supervisor

Robin Hood
Richard Stammers	Overall VFX Supervisor
Allen Maris	VFX Producer
Jessica Norman	Digital Effects Supervisor
Max Wood	CG Supervisor

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Tangled
Clay Kaytis	Supervising Animator
John Kahrs	Supervising Animator
Glen Keane	Supervising Animator
Roy Conli	Producer

How to Train Your Dragon
Simon Otto	Head of Character Animation
Craig Ring	Visual Effects Supervisor
Bonnie Arnold	Produced By

Toy Story 3
Lee Unkrich	Director
Darla K. Anderson	Producer
Guido Quaroni	Supervising Technical Director
Michael Fong	Simulation & Effects Supervisor

Shrek Forever After
Jason Reisig	Head of Character Animation
Doug Cooper	VFX Supervisor
Gina Shay	Produced By
Teresa Cheng	Produced By

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Zareh Naibandian	Producer
Simon Whiteley	Production Designer
Eric Leighton	Animation Director
Alex Weight	Animation Supervisor

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Last Day of the Dinosaurs
Arnaud Brisebois	Artistic Director
Louis Desrochers	VFX Artist
Alain Lachance	Visual Effects Supervisor
Marc-Antoine Rousseau	Visual Effects Producer

Inside The Perfect Predator
Philip Dobree	VFX Supervisor/VFX Producer
Richard Costin	Lead Animator
Sam Meisels	Lead Compositor


The Pacific
John Sullivan	Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
David Taritero	VFX Producer
William Mesa	Visual Effects Supervisor
Marco Requay	Digital Visual Effects Supervisor

Prep and Landing: Operation Secret Santa
Dorothy McKim	Producer
Kyle Odermatt	VFX Supervisor
Andy Harkness	Art Director
Adolph Lusinsky	Look and Lighting Director

America - Story of US
Philip Dobree	VFX Creative Director
Sophie Orde	VFX Producer
Eloi Brunelle	VFX Supervisor
Hasraf Dulull	VFX Supervisor

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

Caprica
Michael Gibson	VFX Producer
Gary Hutzel	VFX Supervisor
Davey Morton	VFX Artist
Jesse Toves	CGI Artist

No Ordinary Family
Andrew Orloff	VFX Supervisor
Curt Miller	VFX Supervisor
Paul Linden	VFX Supervisor
Scott Tinter	VFX Producer

V
Andrew Orloff	VFX Supervisor
Nathan Overstrom	2D Supervisor
Karen Czukerberg	VFX Producer
Roberto Biagi	VFX Supervisor

The Event
Victor Scalise	Visual Effects Supervisor
Jason Spratt	Visual Effects Producer
Diego Galtieri	Compositor
Mike Enriquez	Lead 3D Artist

Stargate: Universe
Mark Savela	VFX Supervisor
James Rorick	VFX Producer
Craig Vanden Biggelaar	Digital Effects Supervisor
Adam de Bosch Kemper	Lead Animator

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

The Walking Dead
Sam Nicholson	Visual Effects Supervisor
Jason Sperling	Visual Effects Supervisor
Kent Johnson	Visual Effects Producer
Chris Martin	Compositing Supervisor

Human Target
Andrew Orloff	VFX Supervisor
Nathan Overstrom	2D Supervisor
Raoul Yorke Bolognini	VFX Producer
Charlene Eberle	VFX Supervisor

Undercovers
Jay Worth	VFX Producer / Supervisor
Andrew Waisler	VFX Supervisor
Ron Thornton	VFX Supervisor
Andrew Kramer	Digital Artist

Boardwalk Empire
Robert Stromberg	VFX Supervisor
Dave Taritero	VFX Producer
Richard Friedlander	VFX Producer
Paul Graff	VFX Supervisor

Lost
Adam Avitabile	Visual Effects Supervisor
Melinka Thompson-Godoy	Visual Effects Producer
Michael Capton	3D Supervisor
Brad Kalinoski	Compositing Supervisor

Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short

Looney Tunes - Coyote Falls
Bryan Engram	Animation Supervisor
Greg Lyons	Producer
Josh Carey	Rigging Supervisor
Harry Michalakeas	Technical Supervisor

Day & Night
Teddy Newton	Director
Kevin Reher	Producer
Michael Fu	Supervising Technical Director
Tom Gately	Supervising Animator

Paths of Hate
Tomasz Baginski	Animation Producer
Jaroslaw Sawko	Animation Producer
Damian Nenow	VFX Supervisor
Marta Staniszewska	Production Manager

Tick Tock Tale
Dorothy McKim	Producer
John Murrah	VFX Supervisor
Adolph Lusinsky	Look and Lighting Director
Wayne Unten	Animator

Cat Shit One - The Animated Series
Kazuya Sasahara	Director
Junya Okabe	Producer
Tomohisa Ishikawa	Art Director
Yoshiyuki Okada	Concept Artist

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Commercial

Wrigley's 5 Gum - React
Robert Sethi	VFX Supervisor
Chris Knight	VFX Supervisor
Arielle Davis	VFX Producer
Gawain Liddiard	3D Lead Artist

DirecTV "Ice Cream"
Franck Lambertz	VFX Supervisor
Andrew Bell	VFX Producer/Head of Production
Mike Wynd	VFX Supervisor
Ross Denner	3 D Animator

Barclaycard Rollercoaster
Angus Kneale	Executive Creative Director/Shoot Supervisor
Ben Smith	Creative Director/Shoot Supervisor
Dan Williams	Lead Flame Artist
Ruben Vanderbroek	CG Artist

Halo: Reach
Dan Glass	Senior VFX Supervisor
Dan Seddon	CG Supervisor
Matt Dessero	DFX Supervisor
Stephanie Gilgar	VFX Producer

Verizon – Towers
Robert Sethi	VFX Supervisor
Arielle Davis	VFX Producer
Chris Knight	Shoot Supervisor/2D Lead Artist
Andre De Souza	Lead 3D Artist

Outstanding Animated Commercial

World of Warcraft
Marc Messenger	VFX Supervisor
Phillip Hillenbrand, Jr.	VFX Producer
Michael Kelleher	FX Supervisor
Brian LaFrance	Matte Painting Supervisor

Dante's Inferno: Hell Awaits
Tim Miller	Director
Kevin Margo	CG Supervisor
Lindsey Zamplas	Producer
Kirby Miller	VFX Supervisor

Target "A Better Bullseye"
Chris Riehl	Animation Director
Javier Jimenez	Executive Producer
Daniel Zobrist	CG/Animation Supervisor
Charles Paek	CG/Lighting Supervisor

Andrex
Abby Orchard	VFX Producer
Antoine Moulineau	CGI Supervisor
Mike Mellor	Animation Supervisor
Russell Dodgson	VFX Supervisor

Cadbury's Spots V Stripes
Jake Mengers	Creative VFX Director
Julie Evans	VFX Producer
Jorge Montiel Meurer	Lead Animator
Michael Gregory	2D Supervisor

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

City of Ruins
Marcin Kobylecki	VFX Producer
Piotr Sliwowski	VFX Producer
Michal Gryn	VFX Supervisor
Damian Nenow	VFX Supervisor

King Kong 360 3D
Matt Aitken	VFX Supervisor
Kevin Sherwood	VFX Producer
Eric Reynolds	Animation Supervisor
R. Christopher White	Digital Effects Supervisor

Flight of the Dragon
Brent Young	Overall VFX Supervisor
Dina Benadon	Overall VFX Producer
Charlotte Huggins	Overall Project Producer
Michael "Oz" Smith	Technical Director

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
Richard Ivan Mann	VFX Producer
Adam Howard	Visual Effects Supervisor
Matt Hendershot	CG Supervisor
James Strauss	Animation Supervisor

Outstanding Real-Time Visual Effects in a Video Game

StarCraft II
Scott Goffman	VFX Supervisor
Phillip Hillenbrand, Jr.	VFX Producer
Nick Carpenter	Executive Art Director
James McCoy	Animation Director

Need for Speed
Henry LaBounta	Senior Art Director
Fiona Sperry	VP, GM
Johannes Soderqvist	Art Director
Alex Fry	Software Engineer

Halo: Reach
Marcus Lehto	Creative Director
Joseph Tung	Executive Producer
Stephen Scott	Senior FX Lead
CJ Cowan	Cinematics Director

Kinectimals
Jorg Neumann	Executive Producer
Brian Moore	Art Director
John Laws	Art Director
Jonny Watts	Game Design Director

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer

World of Warcraft
Marc Messenger	VFX Supervisor
Phillip Hillenbrand, Jr.	VFX Producer

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Dave Wilson	Director
Corey Butler	CG Supervisor
Keith Luczywo	Producer
Seung Jae Lee	VFX Supervisor

Star Wars: The Old Republic 2
Tim Miller	Director
Dave Wilson	Director
Lindsey Zamplas	Producer
Brandon Riza	VFX Supervisor

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Kody Sabourin		Producer/Director
Ikumori Kazuyuki		VFX Producer/Director
Fukai Mitsuharu		VFX Supervisor
Jonathan Jacques-Belletete		Art Director

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader – Reepicheep
Gabriele Zucchelli	Animation Supervisor
Catherine Mullan	Lead Animator
Benoit Dubuc	Lead Animator
Peta Bayley	Lead Animator

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Dobby
Mathieu Vig	Animator
Ben Lambert	Modeler
Laurie Brugger	Senior Rigger
Marine Poirson	Look Development TD

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Kitty Galore
William Groebe	Animation Supervisor
Brian Mendenhall	Animation Lead
Aharon Bourland	Computer Graphics Supervisor
Steve Reding	Lighting Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - Kreacher
Laurent Laban	Animator
Will Brand	Modeler
Matthieu Goutte	Lead Rigger
Jason Baker	Look Development TD

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Digger
Josh Murtack	Rigging Supervisor
James Cunliffe	Lead Animator
Jessica Groom	Character Surfacer
Andrew Hunt	Lead Animator

How to Train Your Dragon – Toothless
Gabe Hordos	Supervising Animator
Cassidy Curtis	Supervising Animator
Mariette Marinus	Character Technical Director
Brent Watkins	Character Technical Director

Tangled – Rapunzel
Tony Smeed	Animator
Amy Smeed	Animator
Becky Bresee	Animator
Kira Lehtomaki	Animator

Megamind – Minion
David Cross	Minion
Rani Naamani	Animator
Dick Walsh	Character Technical Director
Adrian Tsang	Character Technical Director

Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Citron C3 The Spacebox – Citro
Michael Nauzin	CG Supervisor
Anne Chatelain	CG Animator
Gregory Mougne	CG Animator
Cedric Nicolas	CG Animator

Cadbury - Freida Steer
Raphael Pimentel	Animation Supervisor
Thana Siripopungul	Rigging Supervisor

Prep and Landing: Operation Secret Santa – Lanny
Tony Smeed	Animator
Chad Sellers	Animator
Patrick Osborne	Animator
John Wong	Animator

Logitech – Robot
Rob Ramsdell	Lead Artist/Puppeteer
Darnell Isom	Lead Art Designer/Puppeteer
James Springham	Lead Model Maker
Shelly Dutcher	Lead Flame Artist

Outstanding Animated Character in a Video Game

Halo: Reach – Kat
Lee R. Wilson	Story and Cinematic Lead
Jason Robertson	Senior Animator
David Hunt	Senior Technical Artist
Joe Spataro	Technical Designer in Animation

Kinectimals – Cub
Joel Mongeon	Senior Artist
Kenneth Lammers	Technical Art Director
Felix Ilsley	Lead Animator
Andrew Matthews	Lead Character Artist

StarCraft II - Sarah Kerrigan
Fausto De Martini	Modeling Supervisor/Artist
Xin Wang	Lead Character Modeler
Glenn Ramos	Lead Animator
Scott Lange	Character Rigger

Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Shrek Forever After
Jeff Budsberg	Effects Lead
Andrew Kim	Effects Lead
Yancy Lindquist	Effects Animator
Can Yuksel	Effects Animator

How to Train Your Dragon
Andy Hayes	Effects Animator
Laurent Kermel	Effects Animator
Jason Mayer	Effects Animator
Brett Miller	Effects Animator

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Sébastien Quessy	FX Lead
Kevin Blom	FX Artist
Jerome Escobar	FX Artist

Toy Story 3
Jason Johnston	Effects Artist
Eric Froemling	Effects Artist
David Ryu	Effects Artist
JD Northrup	Effects Artist

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Iron Man 2 - Stark Expo
Giles Hancock	Digimatte Supervisor
Richard Bluff	Digimatte Artist
Todd Vaziri	Digital Artist
Aaron McBride	VFX Art Director

TRON: Legacy – Disc Game
Jonathan Litt	Lighting Supervisor
Juan S. Gomez	Lighting Lead
Kevin Sears	Environment Lead
Sonja Burchard	Compositing Supervisor

Inception - Paris Dreamscape
Bruno Baron	Lighting Supervisor
Dan Neal	CG Supervisor
Graham Page	Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Per Mork-Jensen	Compositor

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Sand Room
Alex Rothwell	Lead Effects Artist
Chris Zeh	Compositing Supervisor
Laurent Hugueniot	CG Supervisor
Kevin Jenkins	Visual Effects Art Director

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program

Boardwalk Empire – Boardwalk
Robert Stromberg	VFX Supervisor
Paul Graff	VFX Supervisor
Brian Sales	Lead Compositor
Brian Pace	Digital Modeler

The Event - To Keep Us Safe
Michael Cook	Lead 3D Artist
Jon Rosenthal	Lead 3D Artist
Ragui Hanna	2D Artist
Ryan Wieber	2D Artist

The Pacific - The Battle of Iwo Jima
Marco Recuay	VFX Supervisor/Lead Artist
Morgan McDermott	CG Supervisor
NIck Lund-Ulrich	Compositing Supervisor

Boardwalk Empire - Family Limitation
J. John Corbett	Compositing Supervisor
Matthew Conner	Digital Artist & Compositor
Brendan Fitzgerald	Senior 3D Artist
Jun Zhang	Lead Compositor

Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

Shutter Island – Ward-C Int./Ext. Lighthouse Int./Ext.
Matthew Gratzner	VFX Supervisor
Scott Schneider	Model Crew Chief
Adam Gelbart	Model Maker
Richard A.F. Ewan	Model Painter

Iron Man 2 – Hammer Military Drones
Bruce Holcomb	Digital Model Supervisor
Ron Woodall	View Paint Supervisor
John Goodson	Modeler
John Walker	CG Supervisor

The Expendables - The Palace Explodes
Gene Warren Jr.	Owner
Christopher Lee Warren	Director of Photography
Gene Warren III	Visual Effects Supervisor

Inception - Hospital Fortress Destruction
Ian Hunter	VFX Supervisor
Scott Beverly	Mechanical FX Supervisor
Forest Fischer	Model Crew Chief
Robert Spurlock	Special FX Supervisor

Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Family Guy - Brian Griffin's House of Payne
Andrew Karr	3D Artist
Alec McClymont	CG Supervisor
Daniel Osaki	Lead 3D Modeler
Paul Hegg	CG Artist

Boardwalk Empire - The Ivory Tower
J. John Corbett	Compositing Supervisor
Matthew Conner	Digital Artist & Compositor
Brendan Fitzgerald	Senior 3D Artist

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

TRON: Legacy
Paul Lambert	Compositing Supervisor
Sonja Burchard	Compositing Supervisor
Kym Olsen	Look Development Compositing Lead
Sarahjane Javelo Chase	Rotoscope & Paint Lead

Alice In Wonderland - Stolen Tarts
Lisa Deaner	Precompositing Lead
Orde Stevanoski	Lighting/Compositing
Aaron Kupferman	Compositing Lead
Ruben Flores	Sequence Lead

Inception
Astrid Busser-Casas	Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Scott Pritchard	Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Jan Maroske	Compositing Sequence Supervisor
George Zwier	Compositing Sequence Supervisor

Hereafter - Tsunami Sequence
Joseph Farrell	Compositing Supervisor
Nick Crew	Lead Visual Effects Artist
Jamie Hallett	Compositor
Christine Lo	Compositor

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Drench Cubehead
Matthew Unwin	VFX Supervisor/2D Lead
Lisa Ryan	Compositor
Michael Gregory	Compositor

Boardwalk Empire - Episode 1
Paul Graff	VFX Supervisor
Brian Sales	Lead Compositor
Jesse Siglow	Compositor
Merysa Nichols	Compositor

Travelers "Watering Hole"
Franck Lambertz	VFX Supervisor/Compositing Lead
Ryan Knowles	2D Artist

The Pacific - Peleliu landing
Jeremy Nelson	Lead Compositor
John P. Mesa	VFX Supervisor/Compositor
Dan Novy	Animator/Compositor
Tyler Cote	Compositor

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

LOOM
Regina Welker	Student

Time For Change
Rupert Ashton	3D Artist
Priyan Jayamaha	3D Artist
Jun Ying Xu	3D Artist
Kirsten Dale Pretorious	Key Nuke Compositor

Das Tub
Rupert Ashton	3D Artist
Priyan Jayamaha	3D Artist
Jun Ying Xu	3D Artist
Kirsten Dale Pretorious	Key Nuke Compositor

Nuisible(s)
Erick Hupin	VFX Artist
Baptiste Ode	VFX Artist
Philippe Puech	VFX Artist
Pierre Nahoum	VFX Artist

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